Little Peoples Learning World

Little Peoples Learning World, a for-profit sole proprietorship operating as a sub-recipient of federal grants, provides meal services and cash-in-lieu reimbursements to child and adult care programs under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) administered by the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service.

The vendor operates exclusively as a sub-recipient of grant awards routed through the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, which serves as the prime grantee. All 58 awards in the source footprint are grant sub-awards; Little Peoples Learning World holds no federal contracts and no prime grant positions. The combined dollars obligated across all sub-awards total $215 thousand, with activity concentrated entirely within a single federal customer: the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 100% of the award count. The vendor's service footprint appears to be Alaska-based, reflecting the state-level pass-through structure of CACFP administration.

Activity has grown from nine awards in 2023 to a peak of twenty-one in 2024, settling to eighteen in 2025, with ten awards recorded year-to-date through May 2026. Awards are issued on a regular cadence—typically biannual or quarterly tranches—alternating between meal provision and cash-in-lieu reimbursement components of the CACFP. Recent sub-awards include meal services and cash-in-lieu reimbursements dated May 28, 2026; February 24, 2026; and February 11, 2026, all flowing from Alaska DEP as the administering state agency. The predictable rhythm and modest aggregate dollar value suggest Little Peoples Learning World operates as a recurring child care provider within Alaska's federally funded nutrition program rather than as a specialized procurement vendor or contractor. The vendor holds no SBA certifications, contracts vehicles, or multi-agency presence, positioning it outside the competitive federal marketplace accessible to prime contractors.